[DeTomaso] Front lid modification
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 5 21:28:41 EDT 2015
?? But he's got a V8
> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk; detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 13:02:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front lid modification
>
> That's definitely one of those "coulda had a V-8" moments. Very simple and
> elegant. Nicely done. One more added to my restoration list.
>
> Mike Thomas
> Pres., Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Mikael
> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 10:24 AM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Front lid modification
>
> So, have you ever like me worried that the front lid might due to wind blow
> up and then down as the rod fell out and then maybe damage the paint? And
> have you like me never thrown out anything DeTomaso, not even rear deck lid
> gas shocks that had gotten too weak?
>
>
>
> If yes, here's an easy modification to support the opening of the front lid.
> Use one of the weak rear lid gas shocks in the front! I don't know if this
> modification has been done before, but I haven't seen it.
>
>
>
> It fits perfectly on the lower part of the lid and bolted to the underside
> of the front trunk area. The two bolts in the trunk area will be invisible
> when I put my fire extinguisher back in the floppy bracket/holder, if you
> don't have that, just have the bolts beneath the carpeting. The weak part
> right now is the bracket on the lid. There's not enough material to drill
> and cut threads, so right now it's only attached with screws. If they start
> to come loose, I'll have to weld the bracket in place, very careful with
> just one weld at each end and wet rags on both sides of the lid to avoid
> paint being damaged by heat.
>
>
>
> It took me an hour to install after some hours online finding the right
> brackets and bushings. It works perfectly, better than I had expected. The
> lid can stay up if on the last 10 inches upwards. Beneath that, it slowly
> closes, no banging down. Just like the rear lid actually.
>
>
>
> Remember that the placement of the bracket on the underside of the trunk
> decides how high the lid opens. Mine opens exactly like when using the rod.
>
>
>
>
>
> Mvh/Regards
>
> Mikael
>
>
>
>
>
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?? But he's got a V8
> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk; detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 13:02:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front lid modification
>
> That's definitely one of those "coulda had a V-8" moments. Very
simple and
> elegant. Nicely done. One more added to my restoration list.
>
> Mike Thomas
> Pres., Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Mikael
> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 10:24 AM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Front lid modification
>
> So, have you ever like me worried that the front lid might due to
wind blow
> up and then down as the rod fell out and then maybe damage the paint?
And
> have you like me never thrown out anything DeTomaso, not even rear
deck lid
> gas shocks that had gotten too weak?
>
>
>
> If yes, here's an easy modification to support the opening of the
front lid.
> Use one of the weak rear lid gas shocks in the front! I don't know if
this
> modification has been done before, but I haven't seen it.
>
>
>
> It fits perfectly on the lower part of the lid and bolted to the
underside
> of the front trunk area. The two bolts in the trunk area will be
invisible
> when I put my fire extinguisher back in the floppy bracket/holder, if
you
> don't have that, just have the bolts beneath the carpeting. The weak
part
> right now is the bracket on the lid. There's not enough material to
drill
> and cut threads, so right now it's only attached with screws. If they
start
> to come loose, I'll have to weld the bracket in place, very careful
with
> just one weld at each end and wet rags on both sides of the lid to
avoid
> paint being damaged by heat.
>
>
>
> It took me an hour to install after some hours online finding the
right
> brackets and bushings. It works perfectly, better than I had
expected. The
> lid can stay up if on the last 10 inches upwards. Beneath that, it
slowly
> closes, no banging down. Just like the rear lid actually.
>
>
>
> Remember that the placement of the bracket on the underside of the
trunk
> decides how high the lid opens. Mine opens exactly like when using
the rod.
>
>
>
>
>
> Mvh/Regards
>
> Mikael
>
>
>
>
>
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